London Tramlink orders more Stadler trams

21 Aug 2013

UK: London Tramlink has awarded Stadler Pankow a firm order to supply a further four Variobahn trams for the light rail network centred on Croydon. The additional Variobahn cars trams are to be built at Stadler's plants in Berlin and are scheduled to enter service from 2015.

The £10·2m contract announced on August 21 is an option on an £16·3m order for six trams placed in August 2011. These entered service during 2012, operating alongside Tramlink's existing fleet of Bombardier CR4000 cars.